For Shame

Providing notice to a creditor at an address listed on a credit report did not prevent the bankruptcy court from an annulment of the automatic stay resulting in validation of post-petition foreclosure of debtor’s home.

“Listening is the first principle of civility and the essence of our adversarial judicial system as Judge Scott Clarkson reminded us here. . . . Yet the temptation is for you as the attorney to talk and the client to listen.”

In the continually evolving field of consumer bankruptcy law, a series of Supreme Court decisions shape how cases are administered nationwide. Over the coming weeks, we will highlight key decisions that every bankruptcy practitioner should recognize—both by name and by the issues they resolve. This week’s ‘memory work’ is: Ritzen Group; Taggart; Midland Funding v. Johnson; Czyzewski v. Jevic Holding; and Husky v. Ritz

“The chief obstacle we have had since starting Zoom revolves around the lack of high-speed internet in our division.”